'41 Willys Pickup Gasser

[gasser59]

Finally finished this build after taking a few years to get it done. Lost my mojo a few times and had to get re-inspired to finish it. Resin cab from Ed Fluck and AMT chassis and truck bed. Wild Willy engine.

Entered in Desert Scale Classic last Saturday and took second place in the Nostalgia Drag class. Also won the first ever Tim Pentecost Memorial Award. Problem loading pictures of trophy plaque in PhotoBucket. Will try later. The plaques are really cool.

Edited July 21, 2017 by gasser59

[gasser59]

Here's the plaques.

Does DSC know great awards, or what?!

Edited August 7, 2017 by gasser59

[Intmd8r]

Excellent work-the visual textures look spot on.

Congrats on the well deserved awards 

[espo]

Beautiful build, easy to see why you won the metals. Those are really nice looking plaques.  

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Sweet. I really like the subtle patina. Nice awards, too!!  -RRR

 

[gasser59]

Thanks fellas. Much appreciated.

[Randy D]

Congrats my friend !!!!!!!!!    Great Model and well deserved awards!!!!!

 

Randy

[gasser59]

Thanks brother. So good to see you at DSC and see your new endeavor. The stuff you had on the table was just amazing. I know I asked you at DSC but my memory is no bueno. Please tell me again, where did you get the small tubing that you solder all together?

[vintagercr]

Great looking gasser!

[Snake45]

Different, subtle, interesting! Nice to see one built without that ill-fitting AMT kit flip front end.

[donb]

Excellent work-the visual textures look spot on.

Congrats on the well deserved awards 

Ditto!

[Hmann68]

Really nicely done! Great patina 

[Danno]

How sweet it is!

[Randy D]

Brad,

 The tubing is from  Albion Alloys,  thinnest walled tubing I have found.  Sprue Brothers keeps a good selection in stock....

https://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/albsft06.htm

Randy

 

[gasser59]

Thanks Mr. D.   I'll check it out.

[Cardz]

This is awesome....well done!

[Hubert Rollins]

Awesome build 

[slusher]

Fantastic build Brad, and congratulations on the awards!!!!!

[gasser59]

Thanks guys. Very much appreciate your comments.

[Greg Pugh]

Looks great! What was wrong with the kit-issued cab?

[gasser59]

Looks great! What was wrong with the kit-issued cab?

Thanks so much Greg. The AMT kit's original cab is a flip-nose and it doesn't fit very well to the rearward part of the front fenders when in the down position. The fenders also have too much of a crease along the top of the fenders. I've always thought this kit had potential if they'd just fix the cab.

[Greg Pugh]

Mmmmm....I might have to get ahold of Ed. Thanks Brad!

[gasser59]

Mmmmm....I might have to get ahold of Ed. Thanks Brad!

I'm not sure he's making these any more. He just a number of pulls from his molds before they start to deteriorate. That's when he stops casting those parts. When I got this one form his a couple of years ago, I believe he said there were only a couple left.

[Danno]

Thanks Mr. D.   I'll check it out.

Hey, Brad!    Hobby Depot carries the Albion Alloys line.

[Brett Barrow]

Different, subtle, interesting! Nice to see one built without that ill-fitting AMT kit flip front end.

Yeah, Ed's cab is mastered from the new-tool Revell coupe.